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Along the Ohio River: Cincinnati to Louisville (KY) (Postcard History Series)

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This book should be a fun and instructive read for anyone living in Louisville, Cincinnati, or river towns in between (like Rabbit Hatch, Kentucky). Old postcards going back to the early 1900's are used to show, for example the Roebling bridge, when the Ohio was low enough to show the foundations. In Cincinnati, I was also fascinated with the inclines. As a Louisville resident, the cards showing the unloading of boats with horse drawn wagons, and excursion vessels unloading passengers were most interesting. Perhaps the highlights are the steamship pictures, with info on side-wheelers, steam stacks, that band under bridges, and races and disasters. I wish color plates would have included the hand colored Kraemer post cards, and I would have enjoying reading more of the messages on the cards.

sorry l love cincy lived all my 60 years almost but this doesn't do much for it bla postcards not much history at all just bought at sales and thrown in a book cheap for them expensive to buy it, would not again. think before you do like l did.